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Friday, January 13, 2017

crazy rails-a completed quilt

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

This week, I completed my 300th quilt (baby size or larger) to date! I started quilting in 2000, so that means I complete, on average, about 18.75 quilts a year. That's not crazy at all, is it? :) I am so glad that in 2006, when I stared my blog, I took the time to look back and count how many quilts I had made up to that point, so I have a record of them all. (Or pretty darn close!)

This quilt was inspired by a vintage quilt that Rebecca brought to a guild meeting awhile back. (You can see the original inspiration quilt in this post.) The strips are cut at 1 1/2" wide, so the rails finish at 1" x 3" each.

That means that about 1/3 of this quilt is seam allowance! It wasn't very fun to quilt, for that reason, but it is a GREAT scrap buster! I quilted it on my Juki with an all over loopy pattern with Aurifil thread, color 2615. I love that the thread blends with every single fabric.

You were very wise to keep track of all the quilts you've made throughout the years. I have no idea of how many I've made but I do know it is in the 100's. I love the crazy rails quilt, what a great scrap buster!

I like the round quilting on the rail fence. It is a great contrast to the seam allowances! What determination to sew all those seams. I like your birch trees also. Alas, I have been in my 'studio' looking for the floor. My two cats are confused that I have spent days up there purging, folding, putting things away, etc. Seems like that is my fate in January. Love your blog. We had 8" snow last weekend and 65 degrees today in VA Beach.

I really love this quilt, and it seemed like a good answer to one I need to make. But I'm pretty sure my quilting skills aren't up to quilting that much seam allowance, so maybe some slightly bigger blocks for a bed quilt.

300! That is quite a milestone. How wonderful that you've got the documentation to actually count them, and probably pictures of most. I imagine it's fun to look at how your skills and color sense have progressed, too.

Love this scrap quilt and the light stripe in the middle of each block. I've stuffed this one in the back of my brain for a scrap quilt idea. I think those are about the same block dimensions of a rail fence doll quilt in all brown, and it's nice to see it in full color. Congrats on the 300! I keep track of mine on my blog too and have made 135 since 2011.

You are a very prolific quilt person! 300?!? That's crazy...good!The rail quilt is so pretty. I love the colors in it. I have some strips already sewn together that are the same size. Maybe they are a start for a quilt like that for me to make! I don't know if I have the patience you do.

I just posted #73 on today's link up. I started in 2013. I haven't written a blog post of every one, but I'm trying to catch up a little. I do have photos of each on FB. It's fun to see how my skill has improved as I go along. https://www.facebook.com/jendejong/media_set?set=a.10153165048521176.1073741925.697511175&type=3

I keep an excel spreadsheet with the name / or recipient's name, the size, and where a picture is located. I also have a Shutterfly share site with all the pictures of my quilts. I don't keep up with pattern names or fabric lines, but if I were a real quilter, I probably would.

Wow - that's a lot of quilts and the latest one is amazing. Love that way to display it on the back of the door. I'm up to 115 since January 2014 and I'm so glad I keep a note of them all and sometimes where they've ended up - all over the world! Guess the motto for this year should be Carry on Quilting ... Thanks so much for hosting Finish it up Friday - it's a great place to see what everyone's up to and gives me a lovely gentle weekly goal!

This one is adorable! I love the small size of the blocks, and so many different prints! Perfect with that solid backing, and of course, using Good Neighbors. I still like that fabric line. You continue to make beautiful quilts. Thanks very much for sharing!

Your email addy is not working. Sent you a message and it got returned.I was letting you know that since you inspired me I finished several projects and posted them on my blog since no email available.

I realize now this is for finished projects! Finish It Up Friday! Oy. I guess I was just so excited I actually finished those Swoon blocks that I didn't pay close attention. Sorry! Hopefully in a few Fridays (probably quite a few) I can post the finished top? ;)